Chapter 189: Could It Be That You’ve Already...
In the White God’s courtyard, a pot of tea had just been brewed.
With a thought from Meng Anwen, the hot tea automatically poured into cups.
Just as the tea was poured, footsteps sounded.
Bai Yiyuan and Ning Tairan strode in.
Meng Anwen said softly, "Is it resolved?"
Bai Yiyuan grunted in affirmation, not caring if the tea was hot, and drank it directly.
"Damn, I didn’t expect Black Fire to intervene. We couldn’t keep the Succubus and Flame bastards."
Ning Tairan was also in a bad mood, "If not for Black Fire, that Flame guy wouldn’t have escaped."
Meng Anwen asked curiously, "The old man didn’t act?"
Bai Yiyuan said solemnly, "He acted too early. As soon as the old man moved, the Succubus got scared and sacrificed her life to open a connection to the Abyss human realm, summoning one of Black Fire’s hands."
Meng Anwen understood, "What a pity."
Bai Yiyuan sighed, "Indeed a pity. If it wasn’t in Nanhong City, I would definitely have made him pay a bloody price."
In Nanhong City, god-level career holders like them couldn’t fight at full power.
If they went all out, the whole city might be destroyed.
Maybe even more than one city.
So Bai Yiyuan had held back, as did Ning Tairan.
Meng Anwen said, "Let them escape then. They can’t come over easily anyway. We’ll have a chance to kill our way in together in the future!"
Bai Yiyuan said solemnly, "This time wasn’t without gains. At least that Xu Wei bastard was exposed."
Ning Tairan said, "Even Xu Wei became one of them. We need to be careful. Could there be others who have been controlled? That Succubus’s abilities are truly concerning."
Xu Wei was already over level 80 and one of the Divine Summer Empire’s councilmen.
He was part of the true upper echelons.
If even he could be controlled, it was hard to guarantee for others.
Meng Anwen said, "Regarding this, I will investigate thoroughly. We need to conduct an internal review of the empire."
The three discussed matters that could affect the entire empire in the small courtyard.
...
Lin Moyu arrived at the entrance of the high-level arena residential area.
The area was bright as day, with many high-level career holders talking inside.
They were all discussing the previous battle.
Lin Moyu saw Lin Mohan standing at the entrance from afar.
Lin Mohan also saw him and waved.
"Sister, why are you waiting for me here?" Lin Moyu asked curiously.
Lin Mohan giggled, "I guessed you’d come. Oh, what a pretty little sister. Is she my sister-in-law?"
Unexpectedly direct, Lin Mohan’s words made Ning Yiyi’s face turn bright red, too embarrassed to speak.
Lin Mohan laughed coquettishly, "Seems I guessed right. Don’t be afraid, sister-in-law. My brother has no problems except not talking much."
Ning Yiyi nodded, "Mm, I know."
"You know? Could it be that you’ve already..."
Whoosh, Ning Yiyi wished she could find a hole to crawl into. That’s not what she meant!
Who knew the quiet Lin Moyu’s sister would be like this.
She had thought Lin Mohan would also be a quiet person.
This was completely the opposite extreme.
"Sister..." Lin Moyu desperately gave her eye signals to stop talking.
Lin Mohan returned the eye signals, understanding.
"Sister, are you participating in tomorrow’s challenge matches?" Lin Moyu changed the subject.
Lin Mohan shook her head, "No, I was just about to tell you, I have to leave."
Lin Moyu was slightly stunned, immediately understanding Lin Mohan’s meaning, "Another new mission?"
"Not really a new mission, just running some dungeons, leveling up." Lin Mohan said casually.
From her words, it was clear her teacher had very high level requirements.
It seemed she was constantly being pushed to level up quickly.
Though Bai Yiyuan also wanted him to level up, he wasn’t as urgent.
Lin Moyu asked, "Sister, what level are you now?"
Lin Mohan giggled, "Almost 45. Little brother, you need to work hard too. Don’t let your sister leave you further and further behind, that would be too embarrassing."
"After all, you’re the national top scholar, and even a three-star lieutenant."
"No matter how strong your career is inherently, level is most important. You’ll understand this when you reach third transition."
"Anyway, believe what your sister says. You must focus on leveling up, don’t be lazy."
"Of course, having a girlfriend is also important. Little sister, what’s your name? My brother is a bit dumb, he doesn’t know how to introduce people."
Ning Yiyi’s face was still red with embarrassment, "Sister, I’m Ning Yiyi."
"Ning Yiyi, what a nice name. If this guy bullies you in the future, just tell me. I’ll teach him a lesson for you."
"Don’t worry, I’ve been beating him up since he was little. He doesn’t dare fight back."
...
On the shore, waves crashed.
The light screen had disappeared.
This time, the junior and senior arenas were combined into one.
Today was the day of the challenge matches.
The challenge matches were the final event of each Career Holder Tournament.
Though not an official competition event, it was more attractive than the previous two events.
Especially since this year’s tournament was special,
Affected by the Devil Worship Society, the individual matches were conducted differently.
The audience hadn’t been able to enjoy the individual matches, so naturally more attention was focused on the challenge matches.
The challenge matches were different from the previous competitions.
Participants could sign up and compete on the spot.
No preliminaries were needed. All career holders had a chance.
Lin Moyu looked at the specific rules for the challenge matches, recalling what Bai Yiyuan had said.
He had to participate in the challenge matches, and perform as well as possible.
Now that he saw the rules clearly, he finally understood why Bai Yiyuan had such requirements.
The prizes were too good.
For career holders below level 40, succeeding in the first round of challenges rewarded one Shining Junior Skill Scroll.
Succeeding in the second round rewarded one Shining Intermediate Skill Scroll.
Succeeding in the third round rewarded one Intermediate Mysterious Potion.
Succeeding in the fourth round rewarded two Shining Intermediate Skill Scrolls.
The fifth round...
The rewards were extremely good, far surpassing the team and individual competitions.
Of course, the difficulty was also extremely high.
Just the first round required challenging an opponent 5 levels higher than oneself.
For example, Lin Moyu was now level 27, so his first round opponent would be level 32.
As for the opponent’s career, it would be randomly chosen from knight, mage, or archer.
The second round would be 10 levels higher, the third round 15 levels.
If Lin Moyu reached the third round of challenges, he would face a level 42 opponent.
That would be a high-level career holder who had completed second transition.
Historically, very few could complete the second round of challenges.
Only a handful of times had anyone completed the third round.
As for completing the fourth round, it had never happened.
Three rounds of challenges was the limit, never broken in hundreds of years.
Some career holders very confident in themselves were already eager to try.
A knight was the first to sign up, stepping onto the arena.
This was a career holder from Eagle Country.
His information appeared on the arena’s light screen.
"Helos, Sword and Shield Knight, Level: 34."
The next second, his opponent also appeared on the arena.
Also a Sword and Shield Knight, level 39.
Lin Moyu sensed the opponent’s aura and muttered, "Military."